Dublin Bay Sailing Club Spring Chicken 2008 - Race 3

 

Aztec - IRL 29832 (Copyright 2008 Sailpix Ireland)

Dublin Bay Sailing Club Spring Chicken 2008 - Race 3.

17 Feb 2008.

Race 3 Photo Gallery HERE

Dublin Bay Sailing Club Spring Chicken 2008 - Race 2

 

Muglins - IRL 1327 (Copyright 2008 Sailpix Ireland)

The start of Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Spring Chicken Series 2008 Race 2 was delayed briefly on Sunday the 10th Feb 2008 by the absence of wind. However the delay was soon forgotten when the breeze got up, thus ensuring a successful start to the series and a tremendous day's racing.

Race 2 Photo Gallery HERE

Barcelona World Race: Paprec-Virbac 2 ETA for Finish 11th Feb, late evening

 

Barcelona World Race leader, Paprec-Virbac 2, crewed by Frenchman Jeanne-Pierre Dick and Ireland's Damian Foxall, almost home! ETA for Finish 11th Feb, late evening.

Official Barcelona World Race website HERE

Favourable weather forecast will allow Dublin Bay Sailing Club's Spring Chicken Series 2008 to go ahead on Sunday 10th February

Dublin Bay Sailing Club Spring Chicken Series 2008 for Cruisers, Cruising boats, One-designs etc., which was due to commence on Sunday 3rd February (but cancelled on that date due to adverse weather) should go ahead on Sunday 10th February. Weather forecasts predict race weather will be fair with a south to south east or variable moderate breeze.
See you there and Good Luck to all competing!
Race photographs will be posted.

Watch the race fleet leaving Dun Laoghaire Harbour betweeen 09:45 hrs and 10:15 hrs approx GMT on Sunday 10 Feb 2008 live on webcam HERE

Latest Met Éireann Sea Area Forecast HERE

Team Racing at Dun Laoghaire Harbour

 

Firefly dinghies participate in a Team Racing event at Dun Laoghaire Harbour, Sunday 27 Jan 2008.

Team Racing Photo Gallery HERE

Belgian dredger 'BRABO' operating in Dublin Bay

Dredger Brabo in Dublin Bay (Copyright 2008 Sailpix Ireland)

 

Credit: Artist's impression (bottom) of the Brabo at work, courtesy of IHC Holland B.V.

This distinctive vessel was photographed (top) in Dublin Bay on Sunday 27th January 2008. Howth Head is visible in the background.

Launched in 2007 the Dutch built, Belgian registered BRABO is a state-of-the-art 'trailing suction hopper dredger' and is used in the construction or deepening of harbours and waterways.

Operated by Belgian dredging contractors DEME N.V. the BRABO is a twin-screw trailing suction hopper dredger, with two bow screws for optimum manoeuvrability. It has one suction pipe on the port side with an internal diameter of 1,200mm, reaching a maximum dredging depth of 43m. The dredged material can be discharged directly into the sea through two rows of rectangular bottom doors. In shallow water two front unloading doors can also be used. These are submerged bottom doors that do not protrude under the ship when opened. The load can also be discharged by means of a self-emptying system, in which the dredged soil is pumped ashore through a floating pipeline, or discharged through a spraying nozzle, so-called “rainbowing”. The ship has accommodation for a crew of 20.

Click HERE for more information on the BRABO.
 

BRABO Photo Gallery HERE
Map HERE

Update: BRABO's Position - 10:47:55 hrs. on 29 Jan 2008 GMT underway at 12.7 kts, direction 42°NE in Dover Strait Traffic Separation Scheme, destination Zeebrugge, Belgium. ETA 17:00 hrs. 29 Jan 2008.
Source: Ship AIS